Encouragement

This is an excerpt from the book Women Leaving the Workplace by Burkett. Hopefully it will be an encouragement to us stay-at-home moms.

Since the beginning of time, mothers have played a key role in world events, both good and bad, through the influence they exercised on their children. Two examples of mothers' influence from the Bible are the wicked queen Athaliah and the godly mother Hannah. Athaliah counseled her 22 year old son, King Ahaziah, to do "wickedly" (II Chron 22:3) and only one year after he took the throne, he was executed. In contrast, Hannah dedicated her son Samuel to the service of the Lord. Not surprisingly, he became a great prophet. Two books of the bible are dedicated to his life's work. Stay at home moms must never lose sight of the tremendous influence they can exercise in their children's lives, even though Satan will try to discourage and defeat them.

We have to stay focused on why we're at home and why we're the best person to take care of your children. There are many struggles, financially and otherwise, but God is sufficient. He never leaves us. He always provides.